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J P. WHITE & D. HARRINGTON. BLEACH AND STAIN BRUSHING MACHINE FOR THEBOTTOMS 0F. BOOTS AND SHOES.

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- llmrnn STATES PATENT @rrrcm JUSTIN P. lVHlTE AND DAVID HARRINGTON, OF\VORCESTER, MASS.

BLEACH AND STAIN BRUSHING MACHINE FOR THE BOTTOMS OF BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,819, dated June'24, 1884.

Application filed November 15, 1883. (No model.)

To all ZUhLIVb it may concern.

Be it known that we, J USTIN P. WHITE and DAVID HARRINGTON, both of thecity and county of \Vorcester, and State of Massachusetts, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bleach and Sta in BrushingMachines for the Bottoms of Boots and Shoes; and we do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, and in -which Figure 1 represents a top or plan view ofour machine attached to a suitable supporting pedestal. Fig. 2represents a front side view of our machine, shown in Fig. 1, looking inthe direction of arrow to, same figure. Fig. 3 represents, on anenlarged scale, an end view of the bonnet or protector and rotary brushshown in Fig. 2 at 0, looking in the direction of arrow 1), same figure,the bristles being removed, and the larger holes representing the holesor'pcrforations made through the head of the rotary brush, for thepurposes to be hereinafter fully stated; and Fig. 4c represents, on thesame enlarged scale as Fig. 3, a vertical section through the partsshown in Fig. 2 at 'O, and also on line A B, Fig. 3, the bristles beingshown in their proper positions.

Our invention relates to a machine for applying a bleach, stain, orfinish to the bottoms or soles of boots and shoes by means of a brush orbrushes, which are supplied auto- 'matically by a self-feedingarrangement with the bleach or stain, and are operated in connectionwith the other parts of the machine to apply and work into the soles ofboots and shoes said bleach, stain, or finish by a rotary motion of thebrush or brushes; and our invention consists in the construction andarrangement of the several parts of the machine and their mode ofoperation, as will be hereinafter fully described.

To enable those skilled in the art to which our invention belongs tomake and use the same, we will proceed to describe it more in detail.

In the drawings, D represents the upper portion of a proper pedestal orsupport, of about four feet in height,upon the top of which the frame ofour machine is secured by bolts or in any other suitable manner. (SeeFig. 1.)

bolted to the top of the pedestal D, and to this frame F the other partsof our machine are attached, as will be described.

The ends of the frame F are provided with box-bearings E upon theirupper sides, for

the horizontal shaft F (see dotted lines, Figs.

l and 2) to turn in. At each end of said shaft F a collar, G, is securedby a set-screw, to prevent any longitudinal movement of said shaft inits bearings.

Upon the shaft F the/re is a fixed pulley, H, and a loose pulley, H, tofurnish belt-connection for turning said shaft. There are also securedto said shaft F, by set-screws or otherwise, two' brush-arbors, I J,upon which revolving brushes 1 J are placed, to turn with the shaft F.

Near each end of shaft F a grooved beltpulley, K, is secured, to furnishbelt-connection for turning the vertical shafts and the rotary brushesattached thereto, to be hereinafter described. The said pulleys K arefastened to the horizontal shaft F by means of a feather or spline, toallow of a slight longitudinal movement of said pulleys K upon theshaft, if desired.

Near the ends of the frame F are bolted or secured curved and uprightarms or framepieces L, to furnish bearings and support for the verticalhollow shafts M. The flat crossbarN is fastened at each end to the toppart of the arms L, and has longitudinal slots 0 near each end, in whichthe parts (1 fit and are held in place by thumb-screws e. Said parts (lhave an opening or'hole therein longitudinally, to form a bearing forthe shafts f to turn in. Upon said shafts f are secured the groovedguide-pulleys or idlers 9, having hubs h. The

object of the slots 0 in the cross-bar N is to allow of the parts (Z,which furnishbearings for the shafts f, with the guide-pulleys gthereon, being moved back and forth in said slots in connection with thepulleys K on the horizontal shaft F, to tighten or loosen thebeltconnection with the fixed pulleys O 011 the vertical hollow shaftsM.

upper end of the vertical shaft M, which is made hollow for the purposeof allowing the bleach or stain to run into and through said vertical.hollow shaft M, as will be hereinafter described. The vertical hollowshafts M turn in box-bearings i 011 the projecting ends of thesupporting-arms L. Upon the upper ends of said vertical shafts M aresecured grooved pulleys 0, having hubs j, to turn said vertical shafts Mby means of belt'connection with the pulleys K 011 the horizontal shaftF,(as shown by dotted lines in the drawings.) The pulleys 0 rest uponthe top or shoulder of the boxes i, thus holding the shafts M in theirvertical positions in their bearings.

Upon the lower ends of the vertical shafts M are secured circularholders or sockets Q,to turn with said shafts M, and into which therotary brushes 1%,with bristles attached in circles thereto, tightly fitaround the sides thereof, and leaving a narrow space or chamber, 00,(see Fig. 4,) between the heads of the brushes 1% and the holders Q, toallow the liquid running through the hollow shafts M to spread itselfover the heads of the brushes R and run through the different holes madetherein, as will be hereinafter fully described. The size of said spaceor chamber x between the heads of the rotary brushes and their holdersmay be varied according to the thickness of the liquid or stain used.The said rotary brushes R are held securely in place by a taper fit, toturn with the vertical shafts M and theholders Q attached thereto. Thesaid holders Q, secured upon shafts M, fit up against the lower part ofboxes i on supporting-arms L, and thus,-in connection with the pulleysO, prevent any longitudinal movement of the vertical shafts M in theirbearings. (See sectional view, Fig. 4:.)

The circular brush-heads r of the brushes It are made perforated, orwith holes ktherein, (see Figs. 3 and 4,) to allow of the bleach orstain flowing from the reservoir P through the hollow vertical shafts Minto the narrow space or chamber 00, to pass through said perforatedheads 1' and be communicated to the bristles,

to be brushed by them and worked into the soles of boots or shoes heldor placed against them as said brushes R are revolved or turned.

The part marked S represents a stationary bonnet or protector, whichfits over and around the brush B and the socket or holder Q, and issecured to the lower box, i, on the arm L by a set-screw or otherwise.The said bonnet S is in this instance made in two parts, the upper part,8, being fastened to the lower part ofthe box 2', and the lower part, 8,being fastened to said upper part, 8, by a set-screw or otherwise. (Seesectional view, Fig. 4.) The lower part may be removed for any purposewithout removing from the vertical shaft M the holder Q tal shaft F.

and brush R, which could not be done if the bonnet S were made in onepiece; but we may sometimes prefer to use a bonnet made in one piece,and therefore do not wish to limit ourselves to a bonnet or protectormade in two parts, as described. The lower part of bonnet Sis providedwith a row of bristles, which extends entirely around the lower edgethereof, said bristles being fastened in holes 1 made in the outer sideof bonnet S. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) Said bristles extend down below thebristles of the brush R, for purposes to be hereinafter stated. Theobject and purpose of the stationary bonnet S is to prevent the bleachor stain, automatically fed to the bristles of the brushes R in themanner already described, from flying off in all directions by thecentrifugal force of the brushes B when being revolved to apply and workthe bleach or stain into the soles of boots and shoes. The bristles onthe lower edge of the bonnet S, extending down below the bristles of thebrush R, catch the liquid or material thrown off from the said brush Ras the same is rotated, and it then drops off in-a straight direction,and may be caught in some suitable receptacle, and the bristles beingflexible, the operator is able to hold the sole of the boot or shoe upagainst the circular brush R to apply the bleach or stain thereto, whichhe could not do if the lower part of the bonnet or protector S were madeof or provided with some non-flexible material.

In the drawings, Fig. 2, I have left off the bonnet or protector S onthe left-hand side of the machine, as its mode of attachment andoperation is the same as that shown on the right-hand side of thefigure, the parts being merely duplicated in order to apply the bleachon one side of the machine and the stain or finish on the other side;or, if preferred to use both sides at the same time, to apply thebleach, stain, or finish.

The operation of our machine is as follows: The bleach, stain, or finishis put into the reservoir P, and the faucet thereof slightly turned toallow of the liquid running slowly into the upper open end of the hollowvertical shaft M, and the shafts M and brushes attached thereto are thenturned or,revolved in the manner already described by means of powerapplied to the fixed pulley H on the horizon- The bleach or stain runsthrough the hollow vertical shafts M into the space or chamber at, andthrough the perforated heads of the brushes R to the bristles thereon bythe force of gravity, and is brushed or worked into the soles of theboots or shoes held up against said bristles by said brushes R revolvingwith the vertical shafts M. The bristles or their equivalents upon thelower edge of the stationary bonnet or protector S catch the surplusmaterial thrown off from the brushes R and prevent it from being thrownaround in all directions. After the bleach,

stain, or finish has been sufficiently brushed and worked into the solesof theboots or shoes by the brushes R the bottoms of the boots IIO I anll shoes are'held against the revolving brush Jon the horizontal shaftF, for the purpose of wiping off the bottom and laying the fiber smooth.The edges are then held against the revolving brush I and thesuperfluous ma terial quickly and neatly wiped off, and the operation iscompleted.

It will be readily seen that our machine possesses many advantages,because by means of the hollow vertical shafts, to which are attachedthe brushes having perforated heads, the bleach, stain, or finish may befed automatically in suitable quantities to said brushes, and be appliedin connection with the bonnet or protector, which fits over saidbrushes,very quickly and much better than where the bleach or stain ispainted or wet on and brushed or worked in by hand; and better resultsare obtained by using our machine than are possible by applying thebleach or stain by hand.

Having described our improvements in bleach and stain brushing machinesfor the bottoms of boots and shoes, What we claim therein as new and ofour invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for applying bleach, stain, or finish to the bottoms ofboots or shoes, an

adjustable stationary bonnet or protector having bristles or theirequivalents on the lower edge thereof, in combination with the rotarybleach or stain brush and means for operating the same, substantially asshown, and for the purposes stated.

' 2. The combination, with a rotary brush having a perforated head forapplying bleach or stain automatically, and means for operating thesame, of an adjustable stationarybonnet or protector, substantially asshown, and for the purposes stated. l

3. The. combination, with the horizontal shaft provided with suitablewiping-brushes and means for holding and operating said shaft, of thevertical hollow shafts provided with bleach or stain rotary brushes, andmeans for holding and operating said shafts, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. The combination, with the vertical hollow shaft M, of the rotarybrush R, the head thereof bein g provided with two or more holes, 7c,and its holder Q, said rotary brush and holder being so arranged inrelation to each other as to leave a narrow space or chamber, or, forthe liquid or stain to run into previously to running through the holesis in the head of said brush, substantially as shown and de scribed.

5. The combination, with a rotary brush for applying bleach or stain,having a perforated head with two or more holes, is, through it, ofmeans, substantially as described, for holding and operating the same,substantially as shown and. described.

6. In a machine for applying bleach, stain,

' or finish to the bottoms of boots and shoes, a

rotary bleach or stain brush having two or more holes through the headthereof, in combination with means, substantially as described, foroperating the same.

JUSTIN P. W'HITE. DAVID HARRINGTON.

\Vitn esses:

J OHN G. DEWEY, HENRY L. MILLER.

